Points of Interest in Nigeria from OpenStreetMap, Including Amenities and Landmarks

Points of interest across Nigeria, including public-facing amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and landmarks. The data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a free collaborative world map, and is provided by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team. It was last updated on 2026-06-25.

Use Cases

• Create general POI reference maps based on the described amenity, shop, tourism, and man_made tags.
• Conduct urban analysis of service and facility distribution based on the described POI categories.
• Enhance basemap detail for Nigerian regions using the described landmark and attraction data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from OpenStreetMap, a widely-used collaborative mapping project.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Covers multiple POI categories as described: amenities, shops, tourist attractions, and man_made features.

Limitations

• Coverage reflects volunteer mapper activity; urban areas are likely well-represented while remote areas may be sparse.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-25 22:56:56.733936; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nigeria